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<p>[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 4506148, member: 6444"]Nice article. It takes me back - I grew up in a Boston suburb when all the audio innovations were taking place, so all the companies and people you mention are familiar to me. One of my school friends’ dad was one of speaker designers you mention. Crazy speakers around the house and tools in the basement - we used to play with his oscilloscope (don’t think he minded).</p><p><br /></p><p>Sounds like you are also a vintage audio collector - I have some of all the companies you mention - AR and KLH speakers (even Jantzen) with McIntosh and other tube and early solid state gear far more than I need. Luckily the early speakers have cloth surrounds, so the gaskets don’t disintegrate and my only concern with them is the caps in the crossovers.</p><p><br /></p><p>So back to OP speakers, these have no appeal to an audio guy. They are not high quality is an understatement. May have some interest to someone who just likes the 70’s look of the cabinets. You can find an identical pair that sold on worthpoint if you want to look up what they sold for.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 4506148, member: 6444"]Nice article. It takes me back - I grew up in a Boston suburb when all the audio innovations were taking place, so all the companies and people you mention are familiar to me. One of my school friends’ dad was one of speaker designers you mention. Crazy speakers around the house and tools in the basement - we used to play with his oscilloscope (don’t think he minded). Sounds like you are also a vintage audio collector - I have some of all the companies you mention - AR and KLH speakers (even Jantzen) with McIntosh and other tube and early solid state gear far more than I need. Luckily the early speakers have cloth surrounds, so the gaskets don’t disintegrate and my only concern with them is the caps in the crossovers. So back to OP speakers, these have no appeal to an audio guy. They are not high quality is an understatement. May have some interest to someone who just likes the 70’s look of the cabinets. You can find an identical pair that sold on worthpoint if you want to look up what they sold for.[/QUOTE]
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